A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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Page 101
... French scientist R. A. F. de Réaumur in 1722. In the English iron industry oven . the use of remelting furnaces began about 1702 . The furnace was an improved form of a rever- beratory furnace , in which the iron did not come into ...
... French scientist R. A. F. de Réaumur in 1722. In the English iron industry oven . the use of remelting furnaces began about 1702 . The furnace was an improved form of a rever- beratory furnace , in which the iron did not come into ...
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... French brigadier , and iron smelting , 101 . Howe , Frederick Webster ( 1822-91 ) , American designer of milling ... French engineer and metallurgist , and foundry furnace , 101 ; and steam - engine , 178-9 . Jecker ( eighteenth century ) ...
... French brigadier , and iron smelting , 101 . Howe , Frederick Webster ( 1822-91 ) , American designer of milling ... French engineer and metallurgist , and foundry furnace , 101 ; and steam - engine , 178-9 . Jecker ( eighteenth century ) ...
Page 693
... French gunsmith , 437-8 . Lebon , Philippe ( 1767-1804 ) , engineer , and gas , 258 , 261-5 , 275- Lee , George ( 1804 ) , cotton manufacturer , 266 . See also Phillips . Leeghwater , Jan Adriaanszoon ( 1575-1650 ) , hydraulic engineer ...
... French gunsmith , 437-8 . Lebon , Philippe ( 1767-1804 ) , engineer , and gas , 258 , 261-5 , 275- Lee , George ( 1804 ) , cotton manufacturer , 266 . See also Phillips . Leeghwater , Jan Adriaanszoon ( 1575-1650 ) , hydraulic engineer ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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